8 h. ago Witnesses describe ‘horror’ after Israeli forces fire at Palestinians waiting for aid trucks

At least 51 people killed and hundreds wounded in Khan Younis as they sought food supplies, says Gaza health ministryMiddle East crisis – live updatesWitnesses have described scenes like “a horror movie” in Gaza after Israeli forces fired towards a crowd waiting for trucks loaded with flour near Khan Younis, on one of the bloodiest days for weeks in the devastated territory.At least 51 Palestinians were reported to have been killed and hundreds more wounded in the southern city. People at the scene and doctors described seeing injured and dead with wounds typical of those caused by artillery or tank fire. Unverified video shared on social media showed about a dozen mangled bodies lying in a street. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Israel kills 45 in latest shooting of Gazans seeking food, say local officials

Soldiers shot Gazans who were expecting aid trucks, according to the local health ministry

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12 h. ago Israel kills 59 in latest shootings of Gazans seeking food, say local officials

Soldiers shot Palestinians who were expecting aid trucks, according to local health ministry

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14 h. ago At least 51 Palestinians killed in Gaza waiting for food trucks, says health ministry

More than 200 also wounded on Tuesday morning as they waited for UN and commercial trucks to enter territory with aid suppliesMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 51 Palestinians have been killed and more than 200 wounded while waiting for UN and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza’s health ministry and a local hospital.Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on a nearby home before opening fire toward the crowd in the southern city of Khan Younis on Tuesday morning. The military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago At least 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza food site shooting, local authorities say

Death toll is highest yet reported in near-daily shootings since US-backed group began aid operations in territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 37 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in Gaza near food distribution centres run by private US contractors guarded by Israeli troops, local authorities said.Witnesses blamed the shootings on Israeli troops who opened fire early in the morning in an effort to control crowds of hungry Palestinians converging on two aid hubs managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private organisation that began operating recently in the devastated Palestinian territory with Israeli and US support. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago 38 Palestinians killed in new shootings near food distribution centers, medics say

Gaza’s Health Ministry says 38 Palestinians have been killed in new shootings in areas of food distribution centers in the south of the territory

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45 h. ago Israel warns of fresh wave of missiles from Iran as explosions heard over Tel Aviv – live updates

Death toll mounts in Israel and Iran as both countries threaten further response after trading strikes overnightIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago IDF says Iranian missiles have hit several sites in Israel – live updates

Death toll mounts in Israel and Iran as both countries threaten further response after trading strikes overnightIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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56 h. ago At least eight killed near Gaza food sites as Palestinians fear global attention switching to Iran

People say situation in territory has worsened since outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Iran last weekMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded on Sunday in shooting near food distribution points in Gaza, as residents described an escalation of Israeli attacks happening against the backdrop of the new war with Iran.Although Israel has said Gaza is a secondary theatre of operations to Iran, Palestinians reported continuing serious violence including fire around US- and Israel-supported aid distributions points and there are fears that global attention is moving on from Gaza. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Israel and Iran both threaten escalation as Trump says they must ‘make a deal’ – live updates

Death toll mounts in Israel and Iran as both countries threaten further response after trading strikes overnightIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Iranian missiles kill at least 10 in Israel as IDF claims to have hit Isfahan nuclear facility – live updates

Scores of people injured after strikes on Tel Aviv and Tamra; Donald Trump warns of ‘full strength’ response if Tehran attacks USIsraeli forces have opened fire on people at several aid distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least five civilians, according to Palestinian media.The news agency Wafa reports three people were killed and others injured at the former Netzarim corridor in central Gaza, according to medical sources and eyewitnesses. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Israeli forces kill at least 60 Palestinians seeking food in Gaza, health officials say

Dozens more wounded as crowds approached food distribution centres run by Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian FoundationIsraeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, most of them as they were seeking food from a US-Israeli distribution scheme, according to local health authorities.Medical officials said at least 25 people were killed and dozens wounded as they approached a food distribution centre run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), near Netzarim in central Gaza. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago More than 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel

The Gaza Health Ministry says that the Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000

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6 d. ago Hide the pain: how a war reporter keeps going when their own family are victims

At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of Wael al-Dahdouh, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purpose amid the desolationPurpose was never something Wael al-Dahdouh struggled with. Even when struck by personal tragedies, the Palestinian journalist would take his place in front of Al Jazeera’s cameras to report the news from Gaza.He returned to work almost immediately after his wife, two of his children and his toddler grandson were killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023. He showed the same determination seven weeks later when he was himself injured, and his friend and colleague Samer Abu Daqqa killed, as they reported on the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago ‘It was as if I had been poisoned when I left Gaza’: journalist Wael al

At least 225 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Gaza since 2023. One was the son of the Al Jazeera reporter, who also lost his wife, two other children and a grandchild. Here, he talks about regaining his sense of purposePurpose was never something Wael al-Dahdouh struggled with. Even when struck by personal tragedies, the Palestinian journalist would take his place in front of Al Jazeera’s cameras to report the news from Gaza.He returned to work almost immediately after his wife, two of his children and his toddler grandson were killed by an Israeli airstrike in October 2023. He showed the same determination seven weeks later when he was himself injured, and his friend and colleague Samer Abu Daqqa killed, as they reported on the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a school. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Palestinians say Israeli forces fired toward crowds near Gaza aid site, killing 3

Palestinian health officials and witnesses say Israeli forces fired toward crowds making their way to a food distribution point run by an Israeli and U.S.-supported group in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing three people and wounding scores

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9 d. ago Israeli forces strike Gaza residential building as 95 Palestinians killed over past 24 hours

At least 16 people killed in strike on residential building and six on way to get food aid

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1 week ago Gaza food hub stops operations for second day as access routes remain ‘combat zones’

Extended closure said to be for maintenance and follows deaths of at least 27 people killed by Israeli troops near distribution siteA US-backed group operating food distribution sites in Gaza has announced that its operations would be suspended for a second day on Thursday, due to “maintenance and repair work”, as the Israeli army warned that roads leading to distribution centres were considered “combat zones”.After Israeli troops opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians, killing at least 27 and injuring hundreds, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) pressed Israel to improve civilian safety beyond the perimeter of its distribution sites. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Gaza ‘worse than hell on earth’ Red Cross boss warns as Israel closes aid centre

At least 58 Palestinians have reportedly been killed near the four Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centres

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2 w. ago Aid distribution centres in Gaza to close following Palestinian deaths

US-backed group temporarily shuts hubs after health ministry in the strip says Israeli soldiers killed 27 Gazans

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